Weston-super-Mare by-election, 1969
The Weston-super-Mare by-election of 27 March 1969 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) David Webster. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.[1][2]
Results
| Weston-super-Mare, 1969 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 29,211 | 65.71 | +13.63 | |
| Liberal | Edward Deal | 8,739 | 19.66 | +0.55 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Bosanquet | 6,504 | 14.63 | -14.18 | |
| Turnout | 44,454 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1966: Weston-super-Mare | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Webster | 27,733 | 52.08 | ||
| Labour | M.E. Butcher | 15,340 | 28.81 | ||
| Liberal | I.D. McDonald | 10,173 | 19.11 | ||
| Majority | 12,393 | 23.27 | |||
| Turnout | 53,246 | 79.06 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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